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Sylvie Lambert, Rn, PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Director Research, Ingram School of Nursing

Principal Scientist, St. Mary's Research Centre

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Contact: sylvie.lambert@mcgill.ca

Field(s) of Interest

  • Predictors of emotional and physical well-being in patients with cancer and their family caregivers

  • Health services Research and intervention studies to improve outcomes in patients with cancer and their family caregivers, with a focus on self-management

  • Innovative trial designs, including Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized trial (SMART)

  • Adapting evidence-based interventions to culturally and linguistically diverse communities

  • Real-world implementation of Research evidence, with a focus on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), patient-reported experience measures (PREMs), and family-reported outcome measures (FROMs) programs

  • Psychometric analysis using Rasch analysis

  • Mixed Research methodology (quantitative and qualitative)

Current grants and collaborations

  • Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in self-care and illness self-management support interventions. Canada Institutes of Health Research. Amount = $500,000.00. Term = 2024-2029.

  • FRQS – Oncopole Priorité Patient: Lambert, S.D. (PI) Latulippe, N., Cathy, M. È., Pelland, M. È., Bahig, H., Minotti, S., Fillion, J. E., Nadeau, C., Chouinard, A.-M. The right level of support, at the right time, to the right person: Implementation of stepped care to increase access to rehabilitation support for cancer survivors post-radiation for a head and neck cancer 2024-2026 $250,000

  • CIHR – Operating grant: Lambert, S. D. & Duncan, L. Berlin, A., Culos-Reed, S. N., Ellis, J., Higano, C., Kassouf, W., Korman, M. B, McGowan, E. L., Mctaggart-Cowan, H. M., Moodie, E. E., Ould Brahim, L., Pavic, M., Peacock, S. J., Thoms, J., Wasserman, S. M. SMART design to optimize delivery of TEMPO - a Tailored, wEb-based psychosocial and physical activity self-Management PrOgram for men with prostate cancer and their caregivers 2024-2029 $761,000

  • Canadian Cancer Society Lambert, S.D. Quesnel-Vallee, A., Jarvis, E., Laizner, A., Germeil. F., Bouchard, C., Soldera, S., Kusain, T., Lemy Dantica, J., Sohi, D. K. Improving communication between patients with cancer from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and clinicians: A co-design of a patient-reported outcomes (PROs) screening program 2022-2025 $300,000

  • FRQ-S Oncopole Lambert, S. D. Soldera, S. Implementation of electronic patient-reported outcomes (e-PROs) among patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: Algorithm design and change management with stakeholders 2022-2024 $450,000

Articles in press/accepted in peer reviewed journals

  • Lambert, S. D., Loban, K., Gignac, A.-S., Magalhaes, M., Ould Brahim, L.*, Wasserman, S.*, Chehayeb, S.* (2024). From patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to family-reported outcomes (FROs): Acceptability and perceived usefulness of routine screening in cancer care. Palliative and Supportive Care.

Recent publications

  • Lambert, S. D., Loban, K., Gignac, A.-S., Magalhaes, M., Ould Brahim, L.*, Wasserman, S.*, Chehayeb, S.* (2024). From patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to family-reported outcomes (FROs): Acceptability and perceived usefulness of routine screening in cancer care. Palliative and Supportive Care. 

  • Fontaine, G., Poitras, M.-E., Sasseville, M., Pomey, M.-P., Ouellet, J., Ould Brahim, L.,* Wasserman, W.*, Lambert, S. D. (2024). Barriers and Enablers to the Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures (PROMs/PREMs): Protocol for an Umbrella Review. Systematic Reviews, 13(1), 96. Open access.

  • Belval, J.,** Lambert, S. D., Miller, C.-A., Grosse, J., Boudreault, P, Belzile, E. (2023). An ID card allowing access to municipal services for migrants with precarious status in Montreal and its influence on social inclusion: A mixed method study. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 19 (3/4), 338-350.

  • McCusker, J., Lambert, S.D., Yaffe, M.J., Schwartz, H., Haggerty, J., Belzile, E., Pelland, M.-E., Minotti, S., & de Raad, M. (2023). Adaptation and outcomes of a lay-guided mental health self-care model: results of six trials. General Hospital Psychiatry, 85, 63-70.

  • Wasserman, S.,* Ould Brahim, L.,* Attiya, A., Belzile, E., Lambert, S. D. (2023). An Evaluation of Interactive mHealth Applications for Adults Living with Cancer. Current Oncology. 30(8): 7151-7166. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30080518 Open access. *Student won the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology’s Student Travel Award and the CJNR writing excellence award.

  • Clover, K., Lambert, S.D., Oldmeadow, C., et al. (2022). Convergent and criterion validity of PROMIS anxiety measures relative to six legacy measures and a structured diagnostic interview for anxiety in cancer patients. Journal Patient-Reported Outcomes, (impact factor: 1.145), 6, 80.   Open access DOI: 10.1186/s41687-022-00477-4.

  • Lambert, S. D., Grover, S., Laizner, A. M., McCusker, J., Belzile, E., Moodie, E. E. M., Kayser, J. W., Lowensteyn, I., Vallis, M., Walker, M., Da Costa, D., Pilote, L., Ibberson, C., Sabetty, J.¥, & de Raad, M. (2022). Adaptive web-based stress management programs among adults with a cardiovascular disease (CVD): A pilot Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART). Patient Education and Counseling, (impact factor: 2.94), 105(6):1587-1597. 

  • Lambert, S. D., Duncan, L. R., Culos-Reed, S. N., Hallward, L., Higano, C. S., Loban, E., Katz, A., De Raad, M., Ellis, J., Korman, M. B., Sears, C., Ibberson, C., Walker, L., Belzile, E., Saha-Chaudhuri, P., McTaggart-Cowan, H., & Peacock, S. (2022). Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Significance of a Dyadic, Web-Based, Psychosocial and Physical Activity Self-Management Program (TEMPO) Tailored to the Needs of Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers: A Multi-Center Randomized Pilot Trial. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), (impact factor: 3.077), 29(2), 785–804.  Open access  

  • Lambert, s. D., Ould Brahim, L.*, McCusker, J., Counoundouros, C.***, Audet, L-A., Yaffe, M., Kayser, J., Magalhaes, M., Belzile, E., Turner, N. (2021). Non-pharmacological interventions for caregivers with depression and caregivers of care recipients with co-morbid depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of General Internal Medicine, (impact factor: 5.128), 36, 3159–3178.  

  • Lambert, S., Loban, E., Li, J., Nghiem, T., Schaffler, J., Maheu, C., Dubois, S., Folch, N., Gélinas-Phaneuf, E., Laizner, A. M. (2021). Chronic Illness Management in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Patients: Exploring the Needs, Access, and Understanding of Information. Qualitative Health Research, (impact factor: 4.233), 31(13):2426-2439.

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